This is a disturbing trend, but not an especially surprising one to me. The government has done a terrible job of funding military salaries. They'll spend a lot of money on hardware and ordnance, and very little on the people who use them. And, just as in business, there should be incentive pay based on skill level and bonuses paid based on battle time. I don't blame guys who have spent two decades putting their lives on the line for wanting significantly better benefits.
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When will the media stop calling them "militants" and start calling them what they really are -- terrorists? The Philippines did their allies no favors when they pulled out of Iraq. See?
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Sgt. Hook is up and blogging from Afghanistan again. Go pay him a visit.
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Blackfive brings the story of the Thundering Third's efforts in Iraq. Read it all.
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